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In this stage of work, God mainly speaks. Do not wait to see signs and wonders; you will not see any! This is because you were not born during the Age of Grace. If you had been, you could have seen signs and wonders, but you were born during the last days, and so you can see only God's practicality and normality. Do not expect to see the supernatural Jesus during the last days. You are only able to see the practical God incarnate, who is no different from any normal human being. In each age, God makes plain different deeds. In each age, He makes plain part of God's deeds, and the work of each age represents one part of God's disposition. and one part of the deeds of God. The deeds that He makes plain vary with the age in which He works, but they all give man a knowledge of God that's deeper, a belief in God that's truer and more down-to-earth.

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Today, man's belief in God is because of His many deeds and the great amount of work He does and the many ways in which He speaks. God uses His utterances to conquer man and make him perfect. Man believes in God because of His many deeds, not because He's able to show signs and wonders; people only get to know God by witnessing His deeds. Only by knowing God's practical deeds, how He works, what wise methods He uses, how He speaks, and how He makes man perfect— only by knowing these aspects— can you comprehend God's practicality and understand His disposition, knowing what He likes, what He loathes, and how He works upon man. By understanding the likes and dislikes of God, you can differentiate between that which is positive and negative, and through your knowledge of God there is progress in your life.

from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. Knowing God's Work Today